noun🔗ShareAny of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family Acrididae that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, (especially) the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)."The farmer worried as a swarm of locust devoured his entire field of wheat in a matter of hours. "insectanimalbiologyagriculturedisasterenvironmentnatureecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA fruit or pod of the carob tree."The health food store sells locusts, which are the long, brown pods of the carob tree, often used as a natural sweetener. "fruitfoodplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; the locust tree."My grandfather planted a beautiful locust tree in his backyard. "plantnaturebiologyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA cicada."The farmer saw a locust on the windowsill. "insectanimalbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA Mainlander."My cousin, a locust from Beijing, is visiting us for the summer. "personculturenationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo come in a swarm."The tourists locusted to the beach as soon as the sun came out. "insectanimaldisasterenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading